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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451261303321

Autore

Maibor Carolyn R. <1969->

Titolo

Labor pains [[electronic resource] ] : Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question / / Carolyn R. Maibor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-86287-696-7

1-280-17819-1

0-203-50545-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Collana

Literary criticism and cultural theory

Disciplina

810.9/3522/09034

Soggetti

American literature - 19th century - History and criticism

Feminism and literature - United States - History - 19th century

Women - Employment - United States - History - 19th century

Women - Education - United States - History - 19th century

Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature

Occupations in literature

Women in literature

Work in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Labor pains: Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: The Working Self: Emerson's Theory of Vocation; Chapter Two:  Working Girls: Emerson on Female Self-Reliance and Vocation; Chapter Three: The Work of the Dark Lady: Hawthorne on Vocation and Women; Chapter Four: Little Women and Working Girls: Louisa May Alcott on Women and Work; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self. Maibor reveals how the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott delve into notions of equality through this emphasis on labor. In doing so she challenges the traditional view of



Emerson as unconcerned with societal issues, and opens the work of Hawthorne and Alcott to new feminist readings.